FLUID EJECTION DEVICE WITH REDUCED NUMBER OF COMPONENTS, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE FLUID EJECTION DEVICE

    公开(公告)号:US20220126580A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-04-28

    申请号:US17572374

    申请日:2022-01-10

    IPC分类号: B41J2/14 B41J2/165

    摘要: Various embodiments provide an ejection device for a fluid. The ejection device includes a first semiconductor wafer, housing, on a first side thereof, a piezoelectric actuator and an outlet channel for the fluid alongside the piezoelectric actuator; a second semiconductor wafer having, on a first side thereof, a recess and, on a second side thereof opposite to the first side, at least one inlet channel for said fluid fluidically coupled to the recess; and a dry-film coupled to a second side, opposite to the first side, of the first wafer. The first and the second wafers are coupled together so that the piezoelectric actuator and the outlet channel are set directly facing, and completely contained in, the recess that forms a reservoir for the fluid. The dry-film has an ejection nozzle.

    FLUID EJECTION DEVICE WITH REDUCED NUMBER OF COMPONENTS, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE FLUID EJECTION DEVICE

    公开(公告)号:US20200324545A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-10-15

    申请号:US16848549

    申请日:2020-04-14

    IPC分类号: B41J2/14 B41J2/165

    摘要: Various embodiments provide an ejection device for a fluid. The ejection device includes a first semiconductor wafer, housing, on a first side thereof, a piezoelectric actuator and an outlet channel for the fluid alongside the piezoelectric actuator; a second semiconductor wafer having, on a first side thereof, a recess and, on a second side thereof opposite to the first side, at least one inlet channel for said fluid fluidically coupled to the recess; and a dry-film coupled to a second side, opposite to the first side, of the first wafer. The first and the second wafers are coupled together so that the piezoelectric actuator and the outlet channel are set directly facing, and completely contained in, the recess that forms a reservoir for the fluid. The dry-film has an ejection nozzle.

    FLUID EJECTION DEVICE AND PRINTHEAD
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    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20200070511A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-03-05

    申请号:US16676070

    申请日:2019-11-06

    摘要: Ejection device for fluid, comprising a solid body including: first semiconductor body including a chamber for containing the fluid, an ejection nozzle in fluid connection with the chamber, and an actuator operatively connected to the chamber to generate, in use, one or more pressure waves in the fluid such as to cause ejection of the fluid from the ejection nozzle; and a second semiconductor body including a channel for feeding the fluid to the chamber, coupled to the first semiconductor body, in such a way that the channel is in fluid connection with the chamber. The second semiconductor body integrates a damping cavity over which extends a damping membrane, the damping cavity and the damping membrane extending laterally to the channel for feeding the fluid.

    MICROFLUIDIC MEMS DEVICE WITH PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATION AND MANUFACTURING PROCESS THEREOF

    公开(公告)号:US20200290355A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-09-17

    申请号:US16885908

    申请日:2020-05-28

    IPC分类号: B41J2/14 B41J2/16

    摘要: The microfluidic device has a plurality of ejector elements. Each ejector element includes a first region, accommodating a first fluid flow channel and an actuator chamber; a second region, accommodating a fluid containment chamber; and a third region, accommodating a second fluid flow channel. The fluid containment chamber is fluidically coupled to the first and to the second fluid flow channels. The second region is formed from a membrane layer, from a membrane definition layer, mechanically coupled to the membrane layer and having a membrane definition opening, and a fluid chamber defining body, mechanically coupled to the membrane definition layer and having a chamber defining opening, with a width greater than the width of the membrane definition opening. The width of the membrane is thus defined by the width of the chamber defining opening.

    FLUID EJECTION DEVICE WITH PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATOR AND MANUFACTURING PROCESS THEREOF

    公开(公告)号:US20190329551A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-10-31

    申请号:US16392007

    申请日:2019-04-23

    IPC分类号: B41J2/14 B41J2/16

    摘要: A fluid ejection device, comprising: a chamber; a membrane, with a first side and a second side opposite to one another, where the first side faces the chamber; an actuator, of a piezoelectric type, which extends on the second side of the membrane and is operatively coupled to the membrane for causing, in use, a vibration of the membrane; a passivation layer, which extends only alongside, or partially on, the actuator; and a protection layer, which extends on the actuator at least in surface portions of the latter that are free from the passivation layer, and has a Young's modulus lower than the Young's modulus of the passivation layer.